http://www.business-sustain.com Business Sustain - Latest News en http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/51/dont_forget_about_reach REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) is a European Union regulation that applies to substances manufactured or imported into the EU in quantities of 1 tonne/ year or more. 2013-04-17T14:15:00+01:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/50/iso140012015 The process of revising the ISO14001 standard for environmental management systems began back in November 2011 and in March of this year the first Committee Draft (CD1) of the standard was circulated. 2013-04-17T14:04:00+01:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/49/lawrence_automotive_interiors_achieve_iso14001 Coventry based automotive company Lawrence Automotive Interiors are proud to announce the achievement of ISO14001:2004. 2013-04-17T13:34:00+01:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/48/business_resilience_workshops Free workshops held by the West Midlands Climate Adaptation Partnership focusing on severe weather can affect your business and how you can increase your resilience to it. 2013-02-25T15:50:00+00:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/47/spill_response_training Do your employees know how to react to an accidental spill? Ensure your staff are prepared to deal with a spillage and take measures to prevent pollution and avoid fines and prosecution. 2013-02-25T15:34:00+00:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/46/preventing_water_pollution-our_recent_seminar Preventing water pollution – many firms benefited from our recent seminar regarding preventing water pollution and the legal framework. 2013-02-25T15:24:00+00:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/45/prevention_of_pollution_control_your_refrigerant_gases Free Pollution Prevention seminar – Control of Refrigerant Gases 8th May 2013, 9.00 - 10.30am, Council House, Coventry. 2013-02-25T14:51:00+00:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/44/iso_14001_internal_environmental_auditor_training New course dates:1 – 2 May 2013: a practical two day course for internal environmental auditors. 2013-02-25T14:23:00+00:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/43/changes_to_environmental_regulations In March 2012 Defra announced that of 255 environmental themed regulations, 132 will be improved, mainly through simplification or consolidation. 2013-01-22T11:38:00+00:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/42/new_energy_performance_of_buildings_regulations_2012 The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 came into force on 9 January 2013. 2013-01-17T10:22:00+00:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/41/defra_key_facts_2012 Defra has recently published another edition of their Environmental Statistics – Key Facts document. 2012-11-15T14:12:00+00:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/40/manage_your_use_of_de-icing_products_responsibly With the cold weather creeping up on us, organisations will be looking at using de-icing products to clear their sites of ice and snow. 2012-10-26T16:07:00+01:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/39/the_new_weee_directive The new WEEE Directive, published in July 2012, aims to reduce the amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) that ends up in landfill. 2012-10-26T13:14:00+01:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/38/dont_break_the_law_on_bonfire_night It may be tempting to get rid of your business waste on bonfire night, but by having a bonfire you are breaking a multitude of laws. 2012-10-26T11:55:00+01:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/37/health_and_safety_executive_fees_for_intervention From October 2012, the Health & Safety Executive are proposing to use a new charging regime called Fee for Intervention (FFI) for businesses that are breaching health and safety laws. 2012-09-26T13:22:00+01:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/36/the_environment_agency_walking_the_talk The Environment Agency's principal aims are to “protect and improve the environment, and to promote sustainable development”. 2012-09-26T09:53:00+01:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/35/improve_your_environmental_management_system One of the most frequent questions we are asked here at Business Sustain from our business clients is what to do next within their environmental management systems. 2012-09-26T09:43:00+01:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/34/mixing_hazardous_wastes The Hazardous Waste Regulations generally prohibit the mixing of categories of hazardous wastes unless it is carried out in line with an environmental permit. 2012-09-26T09:39:00+01:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/33/the_legal_definition_of_waste_defra_publishes_guidance As wastes produced by businesses and organisations are subject to considerable legal controls, understanding when an object or substance has become a waste is important. 2012-08-28T13:58:00+01:00 http://www.business-sustain.com/news/article/32/ap_racing_working_towards_iso14001 A Coventry manufacturing company, AP Racing, is working towards the implementation of an ISO14001 environmental management system. 2012-08-28T13:40:00+01:00